Waterfront Living–What is it Like?
I was eleven when my parents bought the two little cottages on Christie Lake, Michigan. The green cottage had one bathroom, two bedrooms, a great room and a kitchen. Two sun porches were perched on the front and back end of the house.
Mike Ratkovich, our next-door neighbor, came over to greet us. This was the start of a nice friendship and fun years together with his family.
Every weekend, we would hop into the car and make the two-hour trip up to Christie Lake. Mom was a frugal shopper, so she stocked up on staples during the sales. We never ran out of toilet paper or toothpaste up there. During the week, she would shop for the weekend and brought the up food that we needed in a cooler. This saved us some shopping time on the weekends. Mom would make extra batches of cookies and keep them in the freezer.
Weekends were filled with boat rides, swimming and waterskiing. We had a paddleboat and used that to paddle around the lake in the mornings and evenings. The water was often too rough during the day so we saved the paddling around for the calmer moments of the day. The grill was fired up each day and we dined on roasted veggies, barbequed pork and summer salads.
The advantage to having a place on the waterfront is that you often see people in a totally different light during their time spent on or near the water. Living on the waterfront means that you meet people during activities that are fun and relaxing. Think about it, what are some of the activities associated with the waterfront:
Whenever we bring up friends for the first time, we can see how easily stress melts away as they join in the activities on the waterfront.
We’d like to hear from the rest of you–share your experience of waterfront living here!
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